Nelson a primus biography
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Nelson A. Primus
African-American painter
Nelson A. Primus | |
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| Born | March 25, 1842 Hartford, Connecticut |
| Died | May 29, 1916(1916-05-29) (aged 74) San Francisco, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Known for | Portrait painting |
| Notable work | The Fortune Teller, 1898 |
Nelson A. Primus (1842–1916) was an African-American artist, known for his portrait painting.
Biography
[edit]Nelson Augustus Primus was born March 25, 1842, in Hartford, Connecticut.[1] He was the only son of Mehitable (Jacobs), a dressmaker and Holdridge Primus, a grocery store clerk at R.S and G. Seyms Co. He had three sisters, Rebecca, Henrietta, and Isabella "Bell".[2] Mehitable was the granddaughter of Jeremiah Jacobs, the head of the first black family to settle in Hartford.[3] Along with her dressmaking business, she managed an employment service, finding domestics and seamstresses for local employers.[4]Gad A
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Primus Nelson (bef. 1824)
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Biography
Primus Nelson is a part of US Black heritage.
Primus was born before 1824. He was rented to UVA by James Nelson.
Sources
- Journals of Business Transactions of Central College, Vol 2: 1819-1828, January 5, 1824, p283.
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6 Nelson Primus
Beeching, Barbara J.. "6 Nelson Primus: The Artist in Boston". Hopes and Expectations: The Origins of the Black mittpunkt Class in Hartford, SUNY Press, 2016, pp. 85-105. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781438461663-009
Beeching, B. (2016). 6 Nelson Primus: The Artist in Boston. In Hopes and Expectations: The Origins of the Black mittpunkt Class in Hartford (pp. 85-105). SUNY Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781438461663-009
Beeching, B. 2016. 6 Nelson Primus: The Artist in Boston. Hopes and Expectations: The Origins of the Black mittpunkt Class in Hartford. SUNY Press, pp. 85-105. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781438461663-009
Beeching, Barbara J.. "6 Nelson Primus: The Artist in Boston" In Hopes and Expectations: The Origins of the Black Middle Class in Hartford, 85-105. SUNY Press, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781438461663-009
Beeching B. 6 Nelson Primus: The Artist in Boston. In: Hopes and Expectations: The Origins of the Black Middle Class in Hartford. SUNY Press; 20